The Transfer of Functions (Transport Tribunal) Order 1989

This Order may be cited as the Transfer of Functions (Transport Tribunal) Order 1989.

This Order shall come into force on 13th April 1989.

The functions of the Secretary of State under paragraphs 5 to 7, 10, 11, 14 and 16 of Schedule 4 to the Transport Act 1985^f1 (certain powers, proceedings and other matters relating to the Transport Tribunal) are hereby transferred to the Lord Chancellor.

In those paragraphs, for the words“Secretary of State”, wherever they occur, there shall be substituted the words“Lord Chancellor”.

In paragraph 15 of that Schedule (consultation with Lord Advocate), for the words“this Schedule” there shall be substituted the words“paragraph 2 or 3 above”.

Any instrument made before the coming into force of this Order shall have effect, so far as may be necessary for the purpose or in consequence of the transfers effected by this Order, as if references to the Secretary of State were references to the Lord Chancellor.

This Order does not affect the validity of anything done by or in relation to the Secretary of State before the coming into force of this Order; and anything which at the time of the coming into force of this Order is in process of being done by or in relation to the Secretary of State may, if it relates to a function transferred by this Order, be continued by or in relation to the Lord Chancellor.

Where any rule made or other thing done by the Secretary of State under any such provision of Schedule 4 to the Transport Act 1985 as is mentioned in article 2 above is in force or effective at the coming into force of this Order, that rule or other thing shall have effect, so far as required for continuing its effect after the coming into force of this Order, as if made or done by the Lord Chancellor.